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The earliest known creed in Christianity, "Jesus is Lord", originated in the writings of Paul the Apostle. [2] One of the most significant and widely used Christian creeds is the Nicene Creed, first formulated in AD 325 at the First Council of Nicaea [3] to affirm the deity of Christ and revised at the First Council of Constantinople in AD 381 to affirm the trinity as a whole. [4]
The Apostles' Creed (Latin: Symbolum Apostolorum or Symbolum Apostolicum), sometimes titled the Apostolic Creed or the Symbol of the Apostles, is a Christian creed or "symbol of faith". The creed most likely originated in 5th-century Gaul as a development of the Old Roman Symbol : the old Latin creed of the 4th century.
The Old Roman Symbol or Old Roman Creed (c. 215) The Creed of Cyprian of Carthage (250) The Deir Balyzeh Papyrus (200–350) The Arian Creeds and Creeds of Euzoius (320/327) The Creed of Alexander of Alexandria (321–324) The First Synod of Antioch (325) The original Nicene Creed, first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in 325.
The Nicene Creed, [a] also called the Creed of Constantinople, [1] is the defining statement of belief of Nicene Christianity [2] [3] and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it. The original Nicene Creed was first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in 325.
A creed is an epitome, not a full definition, of what is required for orthodoxy. It was hoped that by memorizing this summary of the faith, lay people without extensive theological training would still be able to recognize deviations from orthodox doctrines based on the Bible as interpreted in Christian tradition .
Heaven is the English name for a transcendental realm wherein human beings who have transcended human living live in an afterlife. in the Bible and in English, the term "heaven" may refer to the physical heavens, the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond, the traditional literal meaning of the term in English.
Herman Bavinck notes that although the Bible talks about God changing a course of action, or becoming angry, these are the result of changes in the heart of God's people (Numbers 14.) "Scripture testifies that in all these various relations and experiences, God remains ever the same." [18] Millard Erickson calls this attribute God's constancy. [3]
A personal god, or personal goddess, is a deity who can be related to as a person (anthropomorphic), [1] instead of as an impersonal force, such as the Absolute.In the context of Christianity and Bahai'ism, the term "personal god" also refers to the incarnation of God as a person.